Birdman: 'Nicki Minaj Is The Best Female Rapper In Hip-Hop"

The music mogul didn't hold back with his gushing statements about the "Anaconda" star, who is signed to his Cash Money record label, during a recent interview with Rap-Up.

"I always say she’s the best ever, best female ever in hip-hop, hands down, facts. There’s no getting around it," he said. "There’s levels to this s##t. Very much levels to this s##t. She’s an elite."

Backing up his theory, Birdman added: "Sometimes, you can put Nicki in a room with males on a rap, but if you put her on females, it’s nothing. She’s a monster in her own race... She’s just a special talent. I’m blessed to have her a part of my team. She’s a special talent I’ve never heard before."

He also explained Nicki's social media absence, with the star recently sparking concern among fans with her lack of activity on sites such as Twitter and Instagram.

"Nicki’s been working," he said. "That’s all I can say. She’s been working and she’s focused... I just think she’s focusing on her new project."

Nicki is currently working on a follow-up album to 2014's The Pinkprint.

I support Nicky. So I'm leaving this alone. If I felt like Cardi wrote her own lyrics then I wouldn't hide. Remy just don't have no hits. Rapsody no hits. I think she doesn't have a step on Nicky's catalog of bars yet. Water still muddied on top female lyricist active today. Records and hits have to count. But you took a major l in the battle. J recovered by dropping classic. She don't have a bp or bp2 best of both worlds black album. I haven't felt Nicky be Nicky since the bodying. She not weaving she putting all the force in the swing.

Don't get me wrong that new Remy is old school summer time new York I'm feeling it.